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As mentioned before, I was offered and accepted admission and funding to Hebrew Union College (HUC) in Cincinnati, OH.  I\’ve been excited about the school ever since I first visited in 2010 because of the quality of education, program history, access to the great Greco-Roman program at University of Cincinnati (through a consortium arrangement), and library.Continue reading “Tools for Students: Moving”

It\’s been over two months since my last post. I would apologize, but it\’s entirely due to the birth of my (firstborn) daughter, Hadassah Ruth Saltz so I\’m sorry for nothing.  These past few months have been some of the most exhausting and rewarding of my life.  This new responsibility combined with the preparations forContinue reading “Life Update and KQ Update”

Well, the finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa have raised the expected furor (if you’re unfamiliar with the history or significance of the dig, Todd Bolen gives a brief history here). I’ve tried to catalogue some of the carnage below for anyone just getting in on the ground floor of this melee. Luke Chandler has dug atContinue reading “Once More Into the Fray: Khirbet Qeiyafa”

New information about the dig a Khirbet Qeiyafa\’s recent finds was published today.  I have to say that–whatever one\’s thoughts on the minimalist v. maximalist debate are–Khirbet Qeiyafa has been a goldmine of information.  The written inscription, the facts of its architecture, placement, and time of building, and now this!  Taken apart, each of these evidencesContinue reading “Newly Released Discoveries from Khirbet Qeiyafa”

Applying to grad school is can be a nerve wracking experience.  You expose yourself and your ego to a lot of schools and programs that you care a lot about but who don\’t know you at all (or, at least, very little).  Putting yourself out there is scary because you can be rejected.  And, ifContinue reading “Dealing with Rejection”

As that ancient philosopher, Tomulinus Pettius, said: \”Waiting is the hardest part.\”  I\’m not entirely certain that he formulated the statement in regards to grad school applications, but it works–waiting is tough.  During November and December, I was so hectic trying to finalize the schools to which I would apply, talking to professors at thoseContinue reading “The Waiting Game”

Picture belongs to Amazon and the Publisher. Taking a quick break from Grad School information, everyone should check out this book.  It\’s been out for awhile, but–unfortunately–Brill publications can be a bit prohibitive to anyone with a student budget.  Now that it\’s out in softcover it has jumped to the top of my \”to buy\”Continue reading “Next Up to Read: Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age”

Graduate School is an exercise in attrition.  Perhaps especially so during the application process. The process is long, grueling, and expensive.  You are trying to find that which will consume most of your time for 5-7 years.  It is fair to say that you are looking for a temporary spouse. So, just as must people doContinue reading “Applying to Grad School: Research”

I took the GRE last monday and now having taken both the \”old\” GRE and the \”new\” GRE I can say for certain that I prefer the newer rendition for a few reasons.  It\’s no long a CAT.  The CAT, or Computer Adaptive Test was a neat idea at first.  The concept was that itContinue reading “Post-GRE Observations”

I, like many, am currently seeking entry to Grad school.  I do have a leg-up in that I’ve already completed an in-field MA degree, but I still have to go through the same processes as anyone else does: do the research in various programs and schools, write all of the dozens of cover letters andContinue reading “Academic Catch-22”